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Accused B.C. cop killer wants to be found mentally fit for trial, lawyer tells court
VANCOUVER - The lawyer for the man accused of killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park in 2022 says he wants to be found mentally fit for trial. Jongwon Ham, who appeared at the B....
Mar 30, 2026
Saskatchewan extends contract to continue breast cancer diagnostics in Calgary
An agreement that allows Saskatchewan patients to undergo breast cancer diagnostic procedures at a facility in Calgary has been extended into 2027. The Government of Saskatchewan first launched the ag...
Mar 30, 2026 The provincial government said as of March 13, 831 Saskatchewan patients have been referred to the Calgary clinic, with 746 of those patients having already completed the diagnostic procedures. (Submitted)
Saskatchewan cancels funding to Prairie Harm Reduction, consumption site closed
REGINA - Saskatchewan's government has cancelled funding to a Saskatoon-based harm reduction organization that's facing financial turmoil and a temporary shutdown of its supervised drug consumption si...
Mar 30, 2026
Transgender Quebecers face surgery delays, out-of-province patients get faster care
MONTREAL - Fraser Place says gender-affirming surgery will finally allow him to feel comfortable in his own body. But the 26-year-old Montrealer says that sense of comfort feels excruciatingly far awa...
Mar 30, 2026
Alberta MAID limits would lead to suffering, signal lack of trust: practitioners
EDMONTON - More than two dozen Edmonton and area medical professionals say they're concerned newly proposed limits on medical assistance in dying in Alberta would cause needless suffering and put clin...
Mar 27, 2026
Ontario to boost home care funding, may miss long-term care bed goal
TORONTO - Ontario is investing $1.1 billion more in home health care as it grapples with the reality that it is unlikely to achieve its goal of building 58,000 new long-term care beds by 2028. The fun...
Mar 26, 2026
Global Fund disease czar warns of limits to shifting foreign aid to private capital
OTTAWA - The head of the world's major funding mechanism for tackling infectious diseases says the Carney government's focus on leveraging private capital for aid will have only a limited impact on th...
Mar 26, 2026
Indigenous services minister questioned about fire that killed toddler
OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs from northern Ontario demanded answers Thursday from Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty after they linked the death of a three-year-old boy to a lack of federa...
Mar 26, 2026
Premier Doug Ford, health minister defend supervised consumption site closures
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his health minister said Wednesday they will not reverse course on their decision to shutter more supervised drug consumption sites, after a letter from six for...
Mar 25, 2026
Alberta committee recommends Phillip Peters to replace Wylie as auditor general
EDMONTON - An Alberta legislature committee has reached into the auditor general's office to pick a new person to lead the watchdog agency. The committee voted Wednesday to recommend that Premier Dani...
Mar 25, 2026
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